The Basics

I have had a few people ask me recently what l have done to lose weight. I follow a simple scientific method. Which is counting either kilojoules or calories (which ever works for you).
Recommended kj/fat intake
Weight to lose    kj daily                    
less than 6kgs     Women    men    
                              5250kj    6300kj  
                              (1250cal) (1500cal)
6-20kgs              6300kj      7325kj
                            (1500cal) (1750cal)
more than 20    7325kj   8370kj
                            (1750cal)  (2000cal)
I believe on a bit of exercise every day and that you have to do resistance (strength) training along with cardio. Everybody has a six pack, it just covered by something if you can't see it. When you work hard to lose weight you want to make sure what is revealed underneath all the fat is already tone and ready to make is debut. It is also very important to stay strong as a female to avoid broken bones and other injuries as we age.

I try to avoid processed food and try to stick with homemade dinners, like that l know what l am eating. Homemade makes me skinny and my wallet fat. Now l am no angel. You should all know that by now from reading my blog. This is what l try to do but don't always live up to. As you can see from the graph when l first started to lose weight l could lose a kilo a week and eat 1750 calories a day. If l ate that amount a day now l would gain a kilo a week. That's the hardest part for me. You are always having to cut something else out, having to do more exercise. The process does get harder as you go further down the path. Albeit the results you get at the end are the best, when you lose 5 kilos when your over a 100kgs you don't really notice it, now if l lose 2 kilos (or gain it back) l notice the difference.

So calories, attitude and some exercise put it all together and you too can lose weight. Sounds easy but is hard to put into practice. Especially now leading up to silly season. Just like any habit it is hard to break one but easy to make one. So good luck. Losing weight is harder than most addictions because you need food to survive and it gets harder as time goes on. Most other addictions in life you don't need to have it to survive and it gets easier with every day passed. Keep this in mind so if you do slip you know lots of other people do, but so long as you jump back on and keep on trying that is what counts.